MCCSC 24-25 SY Progress Monitoring - Coaches & Principals May 2025 by Laurie Ferry

Before

2025-05-01 13:30:45 UTC

Teachers excited about using stations and vertical spaces.

BEFORE

2025-05-01 13:31:11 UTC

Only a few students each lesson could share their thinking

Before

2025-05-01 13:31:13 UTC

Some of our teachers were already doing a lot of work with Math Identity and others weren't.

BEFORE

2025-05-01 13:31:33 UTC

What?!?! No standard algorithms? You want me to have kids stand for math? I'm not sure about this.

BEFORE

2025-05-01 13:31:48 UTC

At the beginning of the year, we had a wide range of math abilities and attitudes. We were slowly making structural changes in how we differentiate in math and there was some hesitancy and confusion.

BEFORE

2025-05-01 13:31:55 UTC

Some students loved math and some students hated math. A lot of avoidance behaviors from the kids who hate math.

BEFORE

2025-05-01 13:31:57 UTC

Students are really identifying if they are a "math" kid or not. Students who struggle lack motivation.

After

2025-05-01 13:32:19 UTC

Teachers are more on board with the importance of math identify!

AFTER

2025-05-01 13:32:25 UTC

more students are able to engage and share their thinking in classrooms that are using partners/stations and vertical spaces

BEFORE

2025-05-01 13:32:33 UTC

Our students understood math or they didn't.

Before

2025-05-01 13:32:37 UTC

Many of our students were disengaged during math. There were few opportunities for students to talk and share during math time.

BEFORE

2025-05-01 13:32:41 UTC

AFTER

2025-05-01 13:32:58 UTC

Overall, students are feeling more confident in sharing their thinking and finding enjoyment in the discussions, vertical spaces, and fluency games.

Before

2025-05-01 13:33:08 UTC

Students have an established and concrete confidence level in their math abilities. They feel they are either good or not good ad math.

2025-05-01 13:33:12 UTC

Now I see frustration and a need to step back and reevaluate where they are in terms of new standards, checkpoints, Reveal, and math training; I see them regrouping, restructuring, and reflecting.

After

2025-05-01 13:33:20 UTC

By showing different ways to solve problems, those struggling on finding a way that works for them. And light bulbs are starting to go off.

Before

2025-05-01 13:33:33 UTC

All over the place - some teachers already strong student engagement - others did not!

BEFORE

2025-05-01 13:33:38 UTC

Students struggling with motivation if math is hard for them

Before

2025-05-01 13:33:57 UTC

Teachers don't like to change. Want to keep doing what they know and feel confident and effective using.

AFTER

2025-05-01 13:34:02 UTC

I'm using my fingers and that's okay! I feel good.

BEFORE

2025-05-01 13:34:27 UTC

We had some grades that were using the traditional notes/lecture model and engagement was low. Other grades were already using stations so we were a little bit all over the place.

AFTER

2025-05-01 13:34:30 UTC

In classrooms where some shifts are happening, more students are gaining confidence in math. The students really like vertical spaces and I've seen them get really excited when the teacher tells them it's time for vertical spaces.

AFTER

2025-05-01 13:34:44 UTC

Overall more students are feeling more confident or at least taking more risks

After

2025-05-01 13:34:45 UTC

Students are more positive and willing to talk and share about math.

After

2025-05-01 13:35:00 UTC

Number Talks, Vertical Spaces, Games, Clothesline Tasks have led to more consistent and stronger student engagement across the building.

After

2025-05-01 13:35:33 UTC

I don't feel like their has been much progress on either front. Students are experiencing complacency at all ability levels.

Before

2025-05-01 13:35:42 UTC

Ready. Open.

BEFORE

2025-05-01 13:36:03 UTC

Same students raise their hands in class discussions.

Stuck

2025-05-01 13:36:12 UTC

Students get stuck in an identity. They don't feel like they will have a different outcome.

AFTER

2025-05-01 13:36:17 UTC

More students are starting to see themselves as being able to accomplish things they may not have had confidence in previously.

After

2025-05-01 13:36:34 UTC

Done. Checking Out.

AFTER

2025-05-01 13:36:41 UTC

Students are much more engaged in games, vertical spaces, and discussions. The cold calling is still anxiety inducing for some, but we are getting there to keep everyone engaged in the conversation.

Before

2025-05-01 13:36:52 UTC

Unsure of the process and resistant to some of the changes. Some teachers are very confident about teaching math, others not so much.

Before

2025-05-01 13:37:24 UTC

Classes were primarily procedural practice and solving problems. Students got bored easily.

AFTER

2025-05-01 13:37:24 UTC

Students have more opportunities to share math ideas with classmates and teachers.

BEFORE

2025-05-01 13:37:37 UTC

In some classrooms math was really quiet, but students were not necessarily engaged. For students who had less confidence in math, there was a lot of avoidance or becoming disruptive.

BEFORE

2025-05-01 13:37:50 UTC

Teachers felt like they were teaching math well and felt confident in what they were doing, but I think they started to learn other strategies that challenged what they were doing.

Before

2025-05-01 13:37:59 UTC

BEFORE

2025-05-01 13:38:04 UTC

Not a lot of student participation, risk taking, or knowledge mobility

BEFORE

2025-05-01 13:38:06 UTC

I know how to do this, it's just teaching math.

After

2025-05-01 13:38:20 UTC

Very open to exploring Reveal - feeling more confident about teaching math with the elements learned and PD.

Before

eroberts95 — 2025-05-01 13:38:20 UTC

Reviewing survey data, the majority of our students don’t like math.

BEFORE

2025-05-01 13:38:31 UTC

Often there would be just a handful of the same kiddos willing to answer questions and participate.

AFTER

2025-05-01 13:38:42 UTC

Oh this is different than what I thought.

BEFORE

2025-05-01 13:39:08 UTC

Teachers in different places with their identities, some excitement about the PD for math

AFTER

2025-05-01 13:39:14 UTC

Honestly, I think teachers are still feeling like it's a lot and they are having a hard time bringing it all together--the new Reveal curriculum and what they have been hearing/seeing at math PD and Learning Labs.

After

2025-05-01 13:39:20 UTC

After

2025-05-01 13:39:21 UTC

I feel like there has been some small progress. Things are still primarily the same, but incorporation of some new strategies has improved student engagement slightly.

AFTER

2025-05-01 13:39:52 UTC

More kids are interacting and encouraging each other and participating.

AFTER

2025-05-01 13:40:59 UTC

EVERYONE can do math and enjoy it! Teachers are feeling more confident to try new things.

Before

2025-05-01 13:40:59 UTC

Confused, frustrated, stuck in routines that were not based in research.

AFTER

2025-05-01 13:41:43 UTC

Teachers still is different places but everyone is excited to have Reveal and try something new (and hopefully better!)

After

2025-05-01 13:41:53 UTC

Still confused and overwhelmed, but starting to make baby-steps towards positive change.

AFTER

2025-05-01 13:42:19 UTC

More students are willing to share ideas and are more engaged. I've seen more interaction between students and more conversation.

BEFORE

2025-05-01 13:42:23 UTC

Student engagement was low. Math wasn't "fun". Lots of practice and not much talking.

Before

2025-05-01 13:43:26 UTC

Teacher's are confident in their math abilities, but view themselves as imparters of knowledge, and are often not speaking in student friendly language.

AFTER

2025-05-01 13:44:10 UTC

Thinking and learning together! Math is fun!

BEFORE

2025-05-01 13:45:35 UTC

Confused with math resources and piecing materials and lessons together with what we have/. Teachers stuck in a math identity crisis.

BEFORE

2025-05-01 13:46:15 UTC

Teachers were stuck in their own math identity....good or bad.

BEFORE

2025-05-01 13:46:40 UTC

Most teachers felt pretty confident about teaching math.

AFTER

2025-05-01 13:47:11 UTC

Confident in trying new things and strategies. A lot of vertical spaces happening.

After

2025-05-01 13:47:18 UTC

Some teachers are embracing their role, however slowly, in moving student math learning forward, and they are slowly becoming less resistant to new methods.

AFTER

2025-05-01 13:48:06 UTC

Teachers have better math identity and are willing to try new things.

After

eroberts95 — 2025-05-01 13:48:14 UTC

Students’ identities are beginning to shift in a positive direction.

AFTER

2025-05-01 13:48:28 UTC

Some confusion, some anxiety, some excitement about teaching math.

Before

eroberts95 — 2025-05-01 13:49:58 UTC

Students’ engagement in math is low.

After

eroberts95 — 2025-05-01 13:55:53 UTC

Students are active in thinking tasks, fluency games, and discussion.

Before

2025-05-01 18:00:30 UTC

a bit off and all over the place

After

2025-05-01 18:01:01 UTC

Willing to discuss more and share ideas

Before

2025-05-01 18:03:12 UTC

Lots of similar thinking, lower levels of communication & risk-taking

After

2025-05-01 18:04:18 UTC

Students expressing engagement & enjoyment through the work and discussion. Students feeling comfortable sharing multiple strategies.

Before

2025-05-01 18:05:32 UTC

Finite amounts of students sharing thinking/strategies

After

2025-05-01 18:06:08 UTC

Windows wide open on sharing strategies and ideas and seeking ways to adapt new strategies

After

2025-05-01 18:08:58 UTC

Embracing the discussions; celebrating the use of the strategies; higher level of risk-taking

Before

2025-05-01 18:10:40 UTC

It is fascinating to me to observe math identities being expressed in various ways by our students during learning labs. It seems these are shaped more and more at each grade level. By 3 or 4th grade they know if they are "good" or "bad" at math. This is shown by how much they participate.

Before

2025-05-01 18:11:52 UTC

After

2025-05-01 18:13:06 UTC

After

2025-05-01 18:15:57 UTC

Even in just one lesson--you can see students who do not normally speak or respond during math lessons get new opportunities to build their math identity!!